Student Optical Design Competition Winners for 2021

SOI Subwavelength Grating Waveguide

Amir Hashemizad
Undergraduate Student
California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
Using RSoft Photonic Device Tools

40-Wavelength, High-Density, Low Loss, C-band Demultiplexer

Kaylx Jang
Ph.D. Candidate
Columbia University 
Using PIC Design Suite

Tri-Aperture Monocular Laparoscopic Objective for Stereoscopic and Wide Field of View Acquisition

Elliot Kwan
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Arizona
Using CODE V

A Freeform Hyperspectral Imager Design within CubeSat Format

Yuxuan Liu
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Rochester
Using CODE V and LightTools

FOV Scanner for OASIS THz Telescope

Jace Malm, Avalon McLeod, Sebastian Valencia,  and Lam Nguyen
Undergraduate Students
University of Arizona
Using CODE V

Optimization of Extended Depth of Field Imaging Using Logarithmic Phase Plates

Sara Moein
Ph.D. Candidate
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Using CODE V

Cat-Car-Cam: A Panoramic Objective for Videography in F1 Racing

Jacob Sacks
Undergraduate Student
University of Rochester
Using CODE V